Final Fantasy XV’s Ray Chase Adopts Role of Rhys for Borderlands 3

Finally, concrete details about Borderlands 3‘s depiction of Rhys have surfaced. It’s previously been confirmed that Troy Baker, who voiced the character in Tales of the Borderlands, will not reprise his role. Now Rhys’ new voice actor has been named. The voice behind Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis, Ray Chase, is bringing Rhys to life in the new Borderlands installment.

Chase took to his personal Twitter account to announce the news. His tweet also reiterated some of Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford’s comments on the matter. The Rhys on display in Borderlands 3 marks a new “interpretation” of the character. Therefore, Chase’s Rhys won’t sound exactly like that of Troy Baker’s.

See Ray Chase’s Twitter post about his casting below:

I’m honored to announce that I play mustache Rhys in Borderlands 3.

I played all of TftB and greatly admired @TroyBakerVA‘s hilarious performance – his work is a true inspiration to me! I’m not a perfect voice match, but a new interpretation.

Borderlands 3 will launch later this year on the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on September 13th. Preorders for the game are already live at retail and digital stores, as are preorders for the three different special editions.